Soldier Killed During Training Exercise At Fort Hood
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) - Officials say a soldier has been killed while participating in medical helicopter evacuation training at a U.S. Army post in Texas.
Fort Hood officials say the aircraft crew was doing hoist training when the soldier was killed Tuesday night on a range south of an airfield at the post in Killeen.
Officials say the HH-60M aircraft and crew were from the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley in Kansas.
Additional details were not immediately released.
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